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Consciousness in the Human Brain - Maastricht University

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<strong>Consciousness</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> bra<strong>in</strong>?<br />

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Taste/smell<br />

See<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />

One bra<strong>in</strong> experiment<br />

Cell 1 fires if someth<strong>in</strong>g passes through here<br />

Cell 2 fires if someth<strong>in</strong>g passes through here<br />

High<br />

Waves<br />

Some<br />

Waves<br />

The higher <strong>the</strong> waves are, <strong>the</strong> more<br />

cell 1 and cell 2 communicate<br />

Someth<strong>in</strong>g OUTSIDE of <strong>the</strong>se cells<br />

<strong>in</strong>fluences how <strong>the</strong>y fire and<br />

communicate:<br />

Someth<strong>in</strong>g that determ<strong>in</strong>es whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong><br />

bars are part of one object or not. Gray et al., Science, 1989<br />

No<br />

Waves

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